/r/Mothra
Home to everyone's favorite giant bug, MOTHRA!
Mothra, Guardian of Earth
ABOUT
Welcome to the MOTHRA subreddit!
Why Mothra? Many people may not realize that before she was walking in Godzilla's enormous shadow, Mothra actually starred in her own standalone film. In 1961, thanks to Godzilla, giant monster movies were on the rise, such as Rodan, Varan and the Gargantuas among others, but Mothra was one of the biggest break out stars in that era. She was so popular in fact, she has gone on to appear in 12 films (4 of which she was the title character).
If Godzilla represents mankind's biggest folly, Mothra would represent our biggest hope. Mothra is also known as a Guardian of Earth, along with her 2 twin fairy priestesses, the Shobijin, they help restore balance to the world whenever chaos threatens to destroy it.
What Mothra may lack in physical strength, she makes up in determination and spirit.
GUIDELINES
Play nice. No picking fights, no personal attacks, no slurs, insults, or abusing other readers in any way. Debating opinions is allowed, being a jackass is not. When in doubt, "WWMD"?
Feel free to post discussions about Mothra, as well as anything else related, such as movie screenshots, future film ideas, fan art or merchandise!
No posting non-Mothra related content. This is strictly a Mothra sub only! For all your other monster/kaiju needs, check our "Friends" tab!
NO NSFW CONTENT - Keep it clean... /r/Mothra is a family friendly subreddit.
FRIENDS
/r/Kaiju - For your generic giant monster needs.
/r/Godzilla - Subreddit for the big G himself.
/r/Zilla - Godzilla's doppelganger (AKA: G.I.N.O.)
/r/PacificRim - Drift with other Kaijuphiles today!
/r/KingKong - Everyone's favorite lovestruck ape.
/r/Gamera - Friend to all children, the flying superturtle!
SONG
(Malaysian/Japanese)
Mosura ya Mosura- dongan kasakuyan indoo muu- rosuto uiraadoa, hanba hanbamuyan- randa banunradan tounjukanraa- kasaku yaanmu- Mosura ya Mosura- yasashisasae wasure- arehateta- hito no kokoro inorinagara- utai, ai no uta"
(English)
"Mothra oh Mothra- Hear our call for you to save us- over time, over sea- like a wave you come- our guardian angel- Mothra oh Mothra- the people have forgotten kindness- their spirit falls to ruin- we shall pray for the people as we sing- this song of love"
OTHER
Viooz - A couple of free streaming films featuring Mothra
Wikizilla - Mothra's bio
Wikizilla - Shobijin's Bio
Mothra Kingdom - Nice little Mothra fanpage
Toho Kingdom - A long time, trusted, "go-to" site for various Toho films and related news.
Sci-Fi Japan - Very reliable source concerning all things Japanese Science Fiction.
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/r/Mothra
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Birthday card from my daughter
01:06 UTC
Happy Birthday to Megumi Kobayashi from the Rebirth of Mothra Trilogy (1996-1998)
19:56 UTC
Mothra-thon
I've recently started slowly watching all of the older Godzilla movies and from there Mothra became a favorite Kaiju and I've been watching Mothra movies as well, most recently the first Rebirth of Mothra. I don't know where I'm going with this, I just really like Mothra and I'm glad there's a subreddit for her.
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Sometimes I think about if Hayao Miyazaki made a Mothra movie
I mean aside from the fact that I can't really imagine Miyazaki making a Kaiju film I think he'd make a good Mothra movie especially since environmentalism and to a lesser extent anti-capitalism are inherent to Mothra, and those are themes that commonly turn up in Ghibli films
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Keiko Imamura and Sayaka Osawa On-Set of Godzilla vs Mothra (1992)
19:12 UTC
I made an anime style opening for Mothra (Monsterverse) 🦋
03:58 UTC
Happy Birthday to Emi and Yumi Itō (The Peanuts)
09:22 UTC
I made a custom Mothra DVD cover
Not particularly high quality sadly. I made this because I don't really like any of the official covers
02:52 UTC
Not sure if ok to post here, but I’m not sure any other community would appreciate it as much as us
Tat under right knee
02:40 UTC
Mothra and King Kong
Not sure to what degree they'll interact with each other, but I'm very happy that King Kong is going to get to meet Mothra
19:46 UTC
God(zilla) Bless Region 0 DVDs
17:37 UTC
Made this analog horror project based off the original Mothra movie/story
I hope you guys like it
01:13 UTC
Happy Birthday to Michiru Ōshima, Composer for Godzilla vs Megaguirus (2000), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
21:53 UTC
mothra is fav kaiju
18:47 UTC
Happy Birthday to Misato Tate
20:02 UTC
Happy Birthday to Chihiro Ōtsuka
20:23 UTC
I drew Mothra
10:25 UTC
MOTHRA FUCKING LEO
The leo part is just a theory
20:22 UTC
Yuriko Hoshi and Ishiro Honda On-Set of Mothra vs Godzilla (1964)
20:07 UTC
Emi and Yumi Itō On-Set of Mothra (1961)
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Echoes of Giant Monsters ep. 3 - A Chat About Mothra! (w/ Mothra Mystic)
Echoes of Giant Monsters ep. 3 - A Chat About Mothra! (w/ Mothra Mystic)
This week Slick is joined by his good pal and Mothra Superfan, Nicki (X: @Mothra_Mystic), and the two have a swell chat about the Queen of the Monsters! The duo discuss Nicki’s personal history with Mothra, Mothra’s defining traits, the music, the Shobijin, her various incarnations, and more!
Echoes of Giant Monsters can be found wherever you catch your pods and on YouTube where additional content can be found! X/Twitter: @echoesofgmpod
https://anchor.fm/echoesofgiantmonsters/episodes/A-Chat-About-Mothra--w-Mothra-Mystic-e2g9mqd
13:02 UTC
Do you think Mothra will ever get another film of her own?
I'm sure she'll turn up in another Godzilla movie...eventually...but I think she's long overdue for another movie with her as the focus. And if she does get another movie, what form do you think it will take? Would it be by Toho or would it be a MonsterVerse movie? What would it be about? I've sometimes thought about how a Shin Mothra in the style of Shin Godzilla would go (although more likely than that would be Mothra fighting Godzilla in that Shin Godzilla Raids Again we never got), or a prequel kind of deal like what Godzilla Minus One did. Whatever the case I'm getting impatient, it's been years since she was in a movie, need something to satiate my Mothra Hyperfixation.
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Masami Nagasawa and Chihiro Ôtsuka On-Set of Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
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Sayaka Yamaguchi and Megumi Kobayashi On-Set of Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997)
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Aki Hano, Megumi Kobayashi and Misato Tate Promo Pic for Rebirth of Mothra 3
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